This director needs to apologize

Chapter 131 Reporter’s Provocation
Chen Yiming took the microphone from Old Henry. The applause, whistles and shouts of "CHEN, CHEN" in the screening room forced him to temporarily give up his plan to speak, and kept bowing in all directions in thanks.

After the applause finally stopped, Chen Yiming stood up straight and raised the microphone again.

"Wow!" Led by the leader, there was another burst of warm applause. Chen Yiming no longer bowed, but nodded slightly in greeting.

For so many years, Cannes has always insisted that participating films must premiere here, which seems to make sense. They really go to great lengths to support the film's creators, making sure that you feel that your trip to the screening is worthwhile.

Chen Yiming even had some doubts about how much of the audience's enthusiasm was because they really thought "1951" was good, and how much was purely out of politeness and politeness.

What is this!
After at least half a minute of applause passed, the screening hall finally became quiet again. Chen Yiming tried to raise the microphone high, paused halfway, and looked around again.

No one in charge was found causing trouble again, so he actually raised the microphone in front of him.

"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm a little excited. I don't know what to say. Your enthusiasm simply overwhelms me. Just like a few days ago, I saw the Mediterranean Sea in August for the first time in my life.

Thank you to Director Thierry for his recognition, to Chairman Tony and all the judges for their affirmation, and to all the guests present today for their applause. I will always remember this glorious moment.

I confess to you, this is the acceptance speech I muttered hundreds of times in my sleep.

Duan next to me, the star of "1951" and also my roommate, can vouch for me.

"1951" received the highest courtesy at Cannes, and I gave my acceptance speech in advance. Neither of us will have any regrets. It was a wonderful day.

I hope "1951" can also bring you an extremely wonderful night.

thank you all. "

Chen Yiming's speech was delivered to everyone in the screening hall through a slightly delayed translation. Amidst laughter and applause, the Cannes premiere of "1951" officially ended.

Chen Yiming and his entourage shook hands and said goodbye to Old Henry and the jury in the same row. Under the leadership of the staff, they left the backstage and went straight to the multimedia press conference room.

First, there is the official photography session of the film festival that makes people feel itchy. Although there is only one official photographer, there are a lot of unofficial photographers surrounding him in front of and behind him.

To be a big name here is to exclude yourself from the international film industry, so no matter how impatient Chen Yiming is in his heart, he has to try his best to cooperate with a stiff smile on his face.

After 15 minutes, the photo shoot ended, and Chen Yiming and his entourage were introduced into the press room to begin the premiere press conference.

This press conference is actually very popular, because the media venue of "1951" is scheduled for tomorrow, and only a few reporters here have seen the premiere, so what can they ask?

The official media of the film festival came up with three questions: what is "1951" about, what is your first impression of Cannes, and whether you are confident about winning the award.

Sure enough, it was all in the interview outline that Shen Pengfei helped prepare, and it remained unchanged for ten years.

Chen Yiming, the European media who asked the next question, couldn't tell who was who, and his questions were rather unrestrained. They were not entirely about the movie, but asked about anything and everything.

For example, a tall female reporter asked him why he didn't walk on the red carpet with the heroine. The only crew on the red carpet today was all men from "1951."

He had never seen the movie, so it was understandable that he misunderstood. Chen Yiming had no choice but to answer, "1951" is a war movie and there are no female characters in it.

The female reporter's face changed drastically, and she immediately asked how there could be no female characters. Director, are you discriminating against women?
This problem is not Shen Pengfei's QA. Sister Shen had no way of predicting the situation and expected in advance that she would meet a female boxing champion at the movie press conference.

Chen Yiming also knew not to answer hastily. The Internet has memory, because it is completely unacceptable to cause a scandal.

After thinking for a moment, he replied, "I have always insisted on gender equality, and my directorial debut "Holiday in the City" is a movie with a female protagonist.

As for "1951", this story is based on historical prototypes. The battlefield environment at that time was quite extreme, and the movie only selected a short clip from it. There is really no room for adaptation and inclusion of female characters. "

Although the female reporter was punching, at least the questions she asked were related to the movie. The male reporter who asked the question later was even more exaggerated and talked a lot. The simultaneous interpreter in charge of the translation only translated the last sentence of the question to Chen Yiming.

After hearing this, Chen Yiming immediately understood why the simultaneous interpreter was cutting corners, because the reporter actually asked, what do you think of the conflict that occurred in North Africa last month?
I don’t have to watch it!It’s not like you become a military expert instantly after making a war movie.

Fortunately, the press officer at Cannes reacted quickly and directly dismissed the question, so that Chen Yiming's turning a blind eye did not appear too abrupt.

Later, it was the Nut reporter’s turn to ask questions. Chen Yiming could step aside and give way to someone else, because the reporter paid more attention to Paul, a photographer from Hollywood.

The local journalists in Gaul were cuter. Lao Duan, classmate Xiao Liu, and Sang Ping were not left out in the cold. Even the awkward self-introductions gave the three of them a chance to show off.

In this regard, Chen Yiming expressed high appreciation for the Cannes Film Festival. It is these small details that can better reflect the maturity of the organizers.

Many Chinese media came to the scene, and the first person to ask questions was Chen Yiming's acquaintance, Yu Lan from the Sixth Princess.It’s different to have friendship. Yu Da’s question was very gentle, “Director Chen, we were on the big live screen outside just now and saw that the atmosphere was very lively after the screening. Your speech was interrupted by applause many times.

We'd love to know what's going on outside of the live camera. Have you had any conversations with the Tony chair and what did the judges think of "1951"? "

Chen Yiming was simply moved. Looking at the beauty, he was afraid that the live broadcast would miss the praise for "1951" and insisted on bragging about it.

"I know what you want to hear, but unfortunately, the scene you expected did not happen.

The guests in the screening room were very welcoming and we all enjoyed the evening, but it was not a good place to exchange opinions, so I did not have any interactions with the jury members. "

Later, several Chinese media outlets including China Film Network, Kanjie Film, and Inspur Entertainment asked questions. The questions were asked in a harmonious manner, the answers were warm, and the atmosphere at the scene was joyful.

Until a reporter from Yiwang Entertainment asked Chen Yiming, "How do you view the competition between "1951" and another shortlisted film "Battlefield" in the main competition unit? After all, the latter is set on the European battlefield of World War II. The audience and judges here understood much easier."

The questioner made no secret of his provocative intentions. Chen Yiming would not be surprised if this was a reporter from Henan (the country where "Battlefield" is produced) or a reporter from Gaul.

But what he didn't expect was that it was a Chinese reporter!
The Yi.com reporter who asked the question didn't care about the sideways glances from his colleagues in his country. He stared at Chen Yiming with the corner of his mouth slightly raised, obviously unwilling to give up the answer.

Chen Yiming chose to talk about it, "Nearly 2000 films are registered for the Cannes Film Festival every year, and only 20 films are ultimately shortlisted for the main competition.

It’s not easy to pick one out of a hundred. I feel that for these 20 movies, they are not competitors, they are all lucky ones. "

The reporter from Yiwang did not expect that Chen Yiming would answer like this. For a while, he couldn't think of an angle to ask questions that concealed murderous intent, so he could only sit down angrily.

However, Chen Yiming knew that this was just a lack of quick wit. When it came time to break the news, the reporter's IQ would occupy the high ground of his brain again, and it would be effortless to come up with headlines such as "Chen Yiming admits he gives up trying his luck at Cannes."

Then there were reporters from Hong Kong City asking questions about the license. Although the wording was vague, the subtext was already clear. I hope Chen Yiming will support the license. It would be better if he could go one step further and support the Hong Kong movie.

However, Chen Yiming doesn't have much idea about the Hong Kong scene in this time and space. He has neither seen the film nor reviewed the films directed by the film, which is very embarrassing.

The only Hong Kong filmmaker he is familiar with is Tony Leung, who made three films last year. The information came entirely from the encyclopedia he read casually before watching the movie.

Chen Yiming had no choice but to take out the scraps of talk from Sister Shen's QA that he planned to use on Tony Tarantino, and slightly modify it to give it a head start.

"Director Quan's film style is unique, rooted in the unique Hong Kong culture, but also has a broad international vision.

What's even more valuable is that he can easily control many trendy and fashionable elements and wrap up the core of classical romanticism derived from Chinese culture. He is worthy of the style of a film master. "

Chen Yiming was driving the train with his mouth while taking notes in his mind. When he saw Tony later, he would have to change the word order. If he filled in the blanks directly, it would be a big deal if the media picked it out.

The Hong Kong reporter sat down contentedly, and then a reporter from Taiwan asked Chen Yiming for his evaluation of the Taiwanese film "Salome", which was also shortlisted for the main competition, and its director Wei Minglang.

Chen Yiming was speechless. This film has not been released yet. How can he evaluate it?

As for Wei Minglang, it was indeed on Shen Pengfei's outline.

Sister Shen listed the resumes of the other 19 competing directors in detail in the materials, and also collected detailed information on the Chinese-language films in the "Un Certain Regard" and "Special Screening" sections.

There is only one purpose, to let Chen Yiming do his homework in advance, so as not to accidentally step into a pit while carrying the sedan chair and offend others without knowing it.

According to Chen Yiming's rough classification of the material, Wei Minglang belongs to the kind of auteur director who has entered advanced symptoms, and is completely different from himself.

The works of this type of director are said to have a strong and unique personal style due to their high emotional intelligence. Translated into vernacular, it would be a waste of time to take a second look at them.

He is obviously very proficient in directing skills, but he just refuses to tell a story well. Every time Chen Yiming goes to film for the purpose of learning, he has to go through a painful wear and tear on his sanity.

Chen Yiming could only continue to talk about the snake oil evaluation in the outline, and at the same time expressed that he was looking forward to having the opportunity to communicate and learn with Director Wei during his stay in Cannes.

Unexpectedly, the Taiwanese reporter was very excited after hearing this, and began to talk endlessly about Director Wei's great achievements. He was a frequent visitor to the three major European movies, was praised by the media, and had several major movie queens competing for "Salome". Competition.

Chen Yiming was so overwhelmed by the barrage of "seeking approval" that he couldn't get a word in. The press officer next to him couldn't understand Chinese. He really thought that the Taiwanese reporter was having a "heated discussion" with Chen Yiming, so he stayed on the sidelines for the time being.

This lasted for more than ten minutes, and it was not until the press officer interrupted the Taiwanese reporter's output and announced the end of the press conference.

The media present had already left. Chen Yiming raised his hand to look at his watch. It was already past 12 o'clock.

(End of this chapter)